As part of the scheme, consumers receive an email claiming they have received $421 and that to access the funds they must click on a link to access it. #NewsismyBusiness
The campaign aims to counteract the increase in incidents of fraud schemes through email, text and telephone calls. #NewsismyBusiness
Consumers who receive this text message are urged to abstain from answering it and reporting it to the Puerto Rico Police Department and their bank.
Oriental's campaign will run during October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Warns those who would seek to illegally profit from the disaster.
The PRBA's commercial bank members will support the effort by publishing the campaign on their own social networks.
In addition, the OCIF will conduct a survey online to measure the population's knowledge about investment fraud.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Puerto Rico-based Back to Green Mining LLC and its two managing members, José Jiménez-Cruz and Manuel Portalatín, for their participation in a fraudulent and unregistered offering in a purported “green” mining venture. The SEC’s complaint alleges that, from August 2016 until at least 2020, Back to Green, […]
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, and the Elder Justice Task Force (EJTF) announced today the launch of an elder fraud education and prevention campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic. The public service campaign aims to raise awareness about the different types of fraud associated with the pandemic that have […]
Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation San Juan Field Office, Rafael A. Riviere-Vázquez, is asking citizens to report fraud and scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re facing an unprecedented event in Puerto Rico and in the United States. We know the anxiety and uncertainty this provokes, and we know it, […]
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association is urging residents to stay “informed and alert” to the various fraud schemes that have arisen related to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the trade group is emphasizing the importance of learning how to properly manage these schemes to protect personal and financial information. Scammers have taken advantage of the […]
We’re all constantly complaining about the problem of corruption in Puerto Rico. This epidemic affects us all. A dollar that is stolen or wasted in government, is money that does not reach schools, hospitals, police or roads. We all pay that one. We can’t stand it anymore. But corruption is a disease that not only […]
Private nonprofits, including churches, that are requesting aid under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program for damage related to Hurricanes Irma and María should be aware of con artists and others who may attempt to engage in fraudulent activity, the agency stated. The applicants should know that this kind of activity can happen […]
Those who saw “Eagle Eye,” an action thriller with Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan, must have had flea behind the ear. The 2008 film is about the whole team connected by a chip that can be accessed remotely, not always for the better. It also focuses on how all of our personal information is within […]
A Key Biscayne, Florida, resident and the former CEO of a now-bankrupt multinational pharmaceutical company was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release yesterday for his role in a $100 million scheme to defraud Westernbank of Puerto Rico. The losses triggered a series of events leading to Westernbank’s insolvency […]
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